re: LA legislature denies Independent nurse practice

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I believe you completely misinterpreted my post. It’s more to say that could there not be more than one beginning path that gets you to the final endpoint?
Everyone still needs to pass certain levels of exams and complete set hours in training.

It’s more that why force a PA to start school completely over again without any regard to their base knowledge?

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you may have misinterpreted my post. Regarding their base knowledge it just isn't equivalent. PA school may cover most of the same topics, but not at the same depth. While in med school there multiple midlevels getting consults from the physician for questions I could answer without blinking.

Im empathetic to them having to start all over but given midlevels curriculum and foundational knowledge gaps the answer should just be no. the problem is midlevels are reaching for equal scope without equal training responsibility and liability. Now sure if they come up with an appropriate midlevel-->physician bridge including covering education gaps, complete a physician level residency, and licensing exams, and are held to the same standards of practice but that just describes going to medical school and residency.